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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good. None of this is good for our civil liberties.

- A moderate liberal[/quote]

I am also very pleased with this decision.

Warrantless use of Stingrays on every citizen must end.  This technology never should have been used without a warrant in the first place.

My guess is that police outside the ruling's jurisdiction will keep right on using Stingrays on everyone until a court actually forces them to cease and desist.[/quote]

My guess is it will eventually end up before the Supreme Court and the conservatives on the court will side with the cops the way they always do.[/quote]

Politicizing this issue is a very ignorant thing to do, considering that the Obama administration fought tooth and nail to first keep Stingray "classified" then to defend its blatantly unconstitutional use:

https://www.aclu.org/aclu-v-doj-lawsuit-enforce-nsa-warrantless-surveillance-foia-request

The reality is: few notable figures from the left OR the right work to protect our civil liberties from government intrusion.

Two exceptions (one democrat, one republican) are: Ron Wyden and Rand Paul.  More Americans from BOTH parties need to familiarize themselves with these unconstitutional government intrusions, and work together to demand they stop (either by lawsuits or lawmaking).[/quote]

Agreed, and I disagree with Rand Paul on most other things.

But, the truth is that most people are more addicted to oversharing and voyeurism via FB and don't realize how much data can be gathered about them. We conduct transactions using personal information all the time - we sign up for a loyalty card in exchange for pennies of discounts, but we have no idea whether that's a good deal or not because we don't understand the value of our data. We let the police use license plate readers, and Stingray and other intrusive technologies without insisting on appropriate governance and restrictions, all in the name of "safety."[/quote]

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